geekhistory.com
README 1ST From the desk of chief geek and guru | Geek History
http://www.geekhistory.com/content/readme-1st-desk-chief-geek-and-guru
Skip to main content. README 1ST From the desk of chief geek and guru. In the early days of personal computers you would purchase software on a 5 1/4 inch floppy disk as shown in this photo. Typically in the root directory of the floppy you would find a text file named README.TXT or README.1ST that would give you the setup instructions of the program on the floppy disk. I learned many years ago that Vladamir Zworkyin was the inventor of television. While I still admire Zworkyin as a scientist, I have...
geekhistory.com
What is a Geek? | Geek History
http://www.geekhistory.com/content/what-geek
Skip to main content. What is a Geek? Before the term geek became associated with an enthusiast in the technology world it was originally associated with a carnival performer often billed as a wild man. As we explore some rivalries between geeks, we will see some wild acts worthy of being a carnival performance. Three geeks and a president. Harvey Firestone was the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires. Most folks associate Thomas Alva Edison...
geekhistory.com
Explore who invented the internet and origins of all things geek
http://www.geekhistory.com/content/explore-who-invented-internet-and-origins-all-things-geek
Skip to main content. Explore who invented the internet and origins of all things geek. GeekHistory explores who invented the internet, the history of computers, and the origins of all things geek. History is often a matter of perspective, as it is seen through different eyes the answer to the question changes. GeekHistory puts "who invented it" into perspective. There are visionaries who have an idea and see what is possible, often before the technology exists to make it real. There are inventors wh...
geekhistory.net
Explore who invented the internet and origins of all things geek
http://www.geekhistory.net/content/explore-who-invented-internet-and-origins-all-things-geek
Skip to main content. Explore who invented the internet and origins of all things geek. GeekHistory explores who invented the internet, the history of computers, and the origins of all things geek. History is often a matter of perspective, as it is seen through different eyes the answer to the question changes. GeekHistory puts "who invented it" into perspective. There are visionaries who have an idea and see what is possible, often before the technology exists to make it real. There are inventors wh...
peracchio.com
Tom's News | Tom Peracchio
http://www.peracchio.com/aggregator/categories/2
Skip to main content. System Administrator, Drupal Web Developer, Writer, Technology Trainer. Tom Peracchio at about.me. Tom Peracchio at Brandyourself. Tom Peracchio at LinkedIn. You have access to much more information but understand less. Net neutrality and presidential politics does it matter who wins. Do all Canadians think Americans are out of touch with the world? Connect with Tom Peracchio on Google. Find Guru 42 on Google.
philosophyguru.info
is the concept of coding overhyped in education | Philosophyguru's Drupal Playground
http://www.philosophyguru.info/content/concept-coding-overhyped-education
Skip to main content. Philosophyguru's Drupal Playground. There is no darkness but ignorance." . William Shakespeare. Connect with Tom Peracchio on Google. Find Guru 42 on Google. The Guru 42 Universe. Is the concept of coding overhyped in education. Mon, 07/27/2015 - 23:14. Are we creating false hope for coders who could make more money focusing elsewhere? Maybe I'm getting too cynical, been in IT for too long? Maybe I've heard "learn to code" one too many times? Coding would teach problem solving, logi...
geekhistory.net
README 1ST From the desk of chief geek and guru | Geek History
http://www.geekhistory.net/content/readme-1st-desk-chief-geek-and-guru
Skip to main content. README 1ST From the desk of chief geek and guru. In the early days of personal computers you would purchase software on a 5 1/4 inch floppy disk as shown in this photo. Typically in the root directory of the floppy you would find a text file named README.TXT or README.1ST that would give you the setup instructions of the program on the floppy disk. I learned many years ago that Vladamir Zworkyin was the inventor of television. While I still admire Zworkyin as a scientist, I have...
geekhistory.net
Geek News | Geek History
http://www.geekhistory.net/aggregator/categories/1
Skip to main content. Undefined variable: datetime in. Home/gunet/public html/geekhistory.com/sites/all/themes/genesis/genesis/templates/aggregator-item.tpl.php. Undefined variable: datetime in. Home/gunet/public html/geekhistory.com/sites/all/themes/genesis/genesis/templates/aggregator-item.tpl.php. Net neutrality and presidential politics does it matter who wins. Thu, 08/04/2016 - 20:04. Net neutrality: what are we fighting for? Net neutrality is about controlling the flow of traffic on the highway sys...
geekhistory.net
What is a Geek? | Geek History
http://www.geekhistory.net/content/what-geek
Skip to main content. What is a Geek? Before the term geek became associated with an enthusiast in the technology world it was originally associated with a carnival performer often billed as a wild man. As we explore some rivalries between geeks, we will see some wild acts worthy of being a carnival performance. Three geeks and a president. Harvey Firestone was the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires. Most folks associate Thomas Alva Edison...
geekhistory.com
Mass communications and telecommunications before computers | Geek History
http://www.geekhistory.com/content/mass-communications-and-telecommunications-computers
Skip to main content. Mass communications and telecommunications before computers. Many people say the internet is the greatest invention since the printing press. Before the internet people read books. Books, words on paper, published ideas, were the basis of mass communications for many centuries prior to 20th century technology. Involves information distribution in a "one to many" form of communication. The First Information Explosion, and next era in the history of Information Technology known as the...
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT